THE LUCK OF THE IRISH DOESN'T DO MUCH FOR THIS CAB DRIVER. SOMEONE ROBS HIM ON SAINT PATRICK'S DAY ... THEN STUFFS HIM IN A TRUNK! ("It wasn't good. I thought this was the end. I thought this was actually the end.") THE CROOK IS STILL OUT THERE TONIGHT... BUT CRIME STOPPERS THINKS THEY HAVE HIM ON CAMERA. GOOD EVENING, I'M ROB MCCARTNEY. I'M MELISSA FRY IN FOR BRANDI PETERSEN. TAKE A LOOK AT THE SURVEILLANCE PHOTO FROM OMAHA POLICE. THEY THINK THIS GUY ROBBED THE CABBIE AT 13TH AND JACKSON TODAY. KETV NEWSWATCH SEVEN'S DAVE ROBERTS IS LIVE WITH THE CRIME STOPPERS ALERT..TONIGHT'S BIG STORY. THERE WERE A LOT OF PEOPLE... HERE ON THE CORNER 13TH AND JACKSON... LOOKING FOR A CAB THIS SAINT PATRICKS DAY. BUT ONE FARE PICKED UP HERE...DIDN'T PLAY FAIR... PULLING A KNIFE...THREATENING HIS DRIVERS LIFE. HE DRIVES TO MEET PEOPLE. ("They are all different they are all fun.") ONE OF OMAHA'S OLDEST TAXI DRIVERS AT OMAHA'S NEW TAXI COMPANY IS STILL ON THE JOB... FOR ONE REASON.("I love it.") BUT DON VANDERWERF... DOESN'T LOVE WHAT HAPPENED EARLY TUESDAY MORNING NEAR 72ND AND SORENSON. ("He put a gun to my head. He says you know what this is. You know what I want. It was a nightmare after that.") THE MAN SEEN IN THIS SECURITY VIDEO...ASKED DON TO STRIP DOWN IN THE DRIVER SEAT.("He wanted me to take my pants and my boots off and I what like there's not enough room for me to do that.") FROM THERE IT JUST GOT WORSE. THE CAB- JACKER...FORCED DON TO POP THE TRUNK... AND GET INSIDE. ááásotáááÑ("Then I got down like this and put my feet here in my back over here.") IN TOTAL DARKNESS DON THOUGHT THE WORST ... BUT FOUND PEACE IN HIS FAITH.("What he stops he opens the trunk and I thought geez, this is it right there.") ("I was ready. Even though nobody wants to go I was ready if it did happen.") BUT DON DIDN'T GO ANYWHERE. HE'S STILL HERE ... BEHIND THE WHEEL OF HIS CITY TAXI TONIGHT. LOOKING TO MEET SOME NEW INTERESTING PEOPLE. DON'S SURVIVED A LOT. IN 1979... HE DROVE AROUND THE CABBIE KILLER... CAREY DEAN MOORE... NOW ON DEATH ROW AWAITING HIS FINAL SENTENCE. ONLY MOORE NEVER PULLED A GUN ON DON...LIKE THIS YEAR'S SAINT PADDY'S DAY FARE. REPORTING LIVE AT 13TH AND JACKSON, DAVE ROBERTS, KETV NW7.

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